App eases dementia caregiver burden
NCT ID NCT06179667
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a mobile app designed to support informal caregivers of people with dementia. Researchers wanted to see if the app could reduce caregiver burden, improve quality of life, and help manage neuropsychiatric symptoms in the person with dementia. 75 caregivers participated, with half using the app daily for two months and the other half receiving no intervention. Results were measured using standard questionnaires.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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75 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Being over 18 years old * Reading/writing Turkish * Being an informal caregiver of an individual diagnosed with Major Neurodegenerative Disorders (dementia) by a physician according to DSM 5 criteria * Providing care to the individual with dementia for at least 6 hours a day for at least 1 month * No neurological or psychiatric problems * Having a smart phone with internet connection and being able to use the application program Exclusion Criteria: * Being a formal caregiver of an individual diagnosed with dementia by a physician according to DSM 5 criteria * During the two-month application period of the study, I did not log into the mobile application at least once a week.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gülhane Research and Training Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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